Top 15 Talal Abu-Ghazaleh Quotes

"How do you achieve success? By two words: Correct decisions

You will not be able to enjoy a good night's sleep unless you've worked hard during the day

We call ourselves a “capacity building” organization; self-motivated and self-initiated capacity building. For example, in 30 years, I don’t think I have signed a check for the company.

I wanted to be the exception to the other kids, but in the right way. We have a lot of suffering in our part of the world, but that suffering is, in a way, a blessing. Obviously, I could not afford to go to school without a scholarship, so that meant I had to excel in order to get one.

I believe that I was lucky to have suffered. Some people don’t realize that in suffering there is great potential, because if you are deprived for any reason… Politically, financially, socially or otherwise… and if you set your mind in the right direction, you will find that the only way to survive is for you to excel, by being better so you can be treated better.

Intellectual capital is the main determining factor and the base for economic and social development to any country.

The INFOSPHERE we are heading towards invokes the inherent risk of being the sphere of the developed, the few. Unless we can bridge the technological gap between the 20% and the 80% of the global population, we will be heading towards an ugly world with ugly consequences.

Technology is not simply additive; it is more often exponential. An invention usually triggers other inventions.

Internet literacy must become universal within the Arab world.

The internet plumbing years are over - The internet intelligent years are ahead.

E-Business will become the virtual market place in 20 years.

Despite the immense challenges that we have faced and continue to face, we refuse to indulge in negativity or pessimism. We are an organization that believes in empowering people to be their best.

The information revolution will lead us through a knowledge revolution to the wisdom revolution.

In this century, technology will concentrate on the brain, whose heavenly potential, is yet to be realized.

Human experience throughout the ages has been enhanced through learning, information and communication.